Song Lyrics

Ever wondered what Derek was going on about onstage during songs? Between songs is a different animal altogether, but at any rate, here for your reading pleasure (hopefully) are all the song lyrics that have you vexed.

Full Body Freakout

Throat full of gravel
Banging your gavel
You don’t know the first thing about me

Ivory castle
Never heard of a hassle
No clue how hard living could be

The world’s on it’s ass
Someone better think fast
We’ve got a brain dead captain
What’s the worst that could happen?
And I don’t wanna stick around and find out
But I can’t jump ship because I don’t have the clout

You win at all costs
That’s what makes you the boss
You don’t care whose head you step on

Soon the time will be done
When you can buy everyone
You won’t always be Teflon Don

The world’s on it’s ass
Someone better think fast
We’ve got a brain dead captain
What’s the worst that could happen?
And I don’t wanna stick around and find out
But I can’t jump ship because I don’t have the clout

Here comes a full body freakout
try not to shriek out
We’re in for stormy weather
But we’ll make it through together

My Lullaby

Always Alive by Sempervivi
You’d sing “you are my only sunshine” as you’d gently rock me to sleep
I knew you’d never kid a kid when you said that you would always be there for me
Growing up, it was only you and me at home, just us against the world
Sometimes when things were hard to understand, you’d ease my mind with this priceless pearl

You’d sing:

Rest your head – things will look better in the morning
Go to bed, tomorrow is another day

Years later, when I struck out on my own you / didn’t understand that it was my time
It was hard to tell you over the phone / that every little thing would turn out fine
Now today, it seems that I’m all grown up / with a wife and a child of my own
I’ll remember you when singing to my sunshine / a mother’s love is an unending song

You’d sing:

Rest your head – things will look better in the morning
Go to bed, tomorrow is another day

So Close

Always Alive by Sempervivi
It was the dawning of my life’s day
Down at the crossroads I did wait
He took my hand and then he led me astray
He took my hands and then he put them in chains

You called out to me
In my time of need
But whom could I trust
After what I’d heard and seen?

He took me further than I wanted to go
He kept me longer than I wanted to stay
But when shackles are all that you know
It’s not so easy to break away

I was a slave
And you set me free
I was a prisoner
And you rescued me

I ain’t afraid of no ghost
Cuz you’re here and now you’re holding me close
I was lost but then you found me and you wrapped your arms around me so close
I was lost but then you found me and you wrapped your arms around me so close

I ain’t afraid of no ghost
Cuz you’re here and now you’re holding me close
I was lost but then you found me and you wrapped your arms around me so close
I was lost but then you found me and you wrapped your arms around me so close

Soap Box Jerk

So you wanna be cool, buddy it’s a mirage
Take a look, turn away, look again and it’s gone…gone…

So you wanna be cool, buddy it’s a mirage
Take a look, turn away, look again and it’s gone

Being a household name ain’t what it used to be
Can’t resist the urge to show the world what you’re having to eat

Bragging to everyone about how rich you are
Now you’re begging us all for money
What a real big star

Don’t feed the trolls, they say,
just move it along, you’re in the way
Soap box jerk, turn off your brain,
Just fall in line and be entertained

It’s not cool to act dumb
Tell Twitter you’re #1
Someday you’ll be the answer to a trivia question
And all you’ll have to show for it is the hair that you don’t have no more.
Are you the trend pimp or the trend whore?

With a stage like yours you could do so much more
Are you the trend pimp or the trend whore?

So give something back to humanity
Instead of adding to all our insanity
And think about someone else
For a change

The Solid Man

Guiding your team from the bench to keep up their pace
Or calling it like you saw it from behind first base
You’ve always stood on principles And taught me to do the same
I’m proud to carry on your good name

You never fail until you stop trying
What’s worth having’s worth working for
No matter how much you earn in this life
Your family is always worth more

You are the solid man of sport
Whether In the outfield or on the hardwood court
You worked hard every day
to make my childhood great
And your hope is found beyond Heaven’s gates

That green playbook taught many teams how to win and be strong
And you taught me that a real man can admit when he’s wrong
Growing up I only wanted you to be proud of me
And I kept all of your letters so that my son can see

There are some fools that aren’t with fooling with
So don’t waste time with their games
And in the end you’ve only got one thing
So hold on to that good name!

You are the solid man of sport
Whether In the outfield or on the hardwood court
You worked hard every day
to make my childhood great
And your hope is found beyond Heaven’s gates

You are the solid man of sport
Whether In the outfield or on the hardwood court
You worked hard every day
to make my childhood great
And your hope is found beyond Heaven’s gates

You taught me how to love
And not to hold onto hate
Now my hope is found beyond… Heaven’s gates